Job Description

About Tenor Legal: Tenor is the premier legal services firm known for innovation and excellence across one of the broadest and most dynamic networks of talent in the legal industry. We work with Fortune 500 companies and top-tier law firms, offering exceptional legal professionals on both flexible secondment and permanent placements.

The Opportunity

We’re seeking a confident and entrepreneurial Commercial Counsel to join the legal team of a fast-growing legaltech company transforming how law firms identify and act on mass harm. This is a full-time, direct-hire position based in New York City with a hybrid schedule (three days onsite: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday). The role offers competitive base compensation and meaningful equity from day one.

This is not your typical commercial counsel role—you’ll be embedded within a highly innovative business model where every deal is custom, dynamic, and connected to the monetization of legal claims. You’ll partner closely with the revenue and operations teams to negotiate strategic partnerships with plaintiffs’ firms and support unique litigation funding-style agreements. Your counsel will help shape how groundbreaking legal AI products come to market.

This is an ideal fit for a thoughtful and collaborative attorney with 6+ years of experience in commercial counseling, particularly those who have worked in fast-moving, regulated environments like fintech, digital health, or emerging tech.

About the Client

Our client is a mission-driven legaltech company using cutting-edge AI to uncover hidden legal violations that impact people at scale—from consumer protection to environmental justice. The company partners with leading plaintiffs’ firms to bring those cases to court, and its funding model offers both legal innovation and meaningful access to justice.

Key Details

Location: New York City (hybrid – 3 days onsite: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday)

Hiring Model: Direct hire

Schedule: Full-time

Start Date: Flexible, ideally Summer 2025

Compensation: $160,000–$200,000 base salary + equity options

Benefits: Full-time employee benefits, including stock options and annual performance reviews

Responsibilities

• Advise the sales and business development teams in structuring and negotiating unique commercial arrangements with plaintiffs’ law firms
• Support monetization agreements (akin to litigation finance) involving upfront payments and contingent return structures
• Maintain and evolve commercial templates, playbooks, and contracting workflows
• Assist with legal compliance and implementation of operational processes
• Counsel on ethics and professional responsibility matters, including conflicts and interactions with ABA guidelines
• Serve as a business-oriented problem solver and strategic partner to revenue, legal, and executive teams

Qualifications

• 6+ years of legal experience, with a strong focus on commercial contracts or in-house counseling
• Background in a fast-paced, regulated environment preferred (e.g., fintech, healthcare, emerging tech)
• Exceptional business judgment, curiosity, and comfort with ambiguity
• Clear communicator with a bias toward action and ownership
• Bar membership in at least one U.S. jurisdiction is required

Join Us: At Tenor Legal, we're redefining the legal services industry. If you meet the qualifications and are excited about the opportunity to support our clients, we encourage you to apply. Please submit your resume your relevant experience.

Tenor Legal is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

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